The choice of a commercial broadband communication system for ABC4CarE

In order to inquire the hard- and software possibilities for broadband communication applications, an inventory was made of specific solutions for the three main goals of the ABC4CarE project: teleconsulting, teleguiding and teleteaching. As the project plans for ABC4CarE are maturing, three of these telecommunication applications have been chosen, and a thorough survey was made on the usefulness of the application in each specific situation. For the Groningen-Leeuwarden X-ray cathlab teleconsulting connection the Philips VISU solution will be used because of the low cost. For the Amsterdam-Alkmaar X-ray cathlab teleconsulting and teleguiding connection, the Lucent MediaBuilder solution was chosen because of the broad spectrum of possibilities. The Rotterdam-Rotterdam echocardiographic teleguiding connection uses a home built application using a toolkit from Berkeley University.